Furious Storm Delays Local Events and Mills Run Cold
A July storm drenched the city with intermittent thunder and lightning, cooling the humidity but delaying bicycle races at the fairgrounds and carrier-stone exercises at Pawtucket church. Some spectators fled to the country and Lakeview while others sought shelter along the river. The storm caused notable but limited property damage, with no serious losses reported.
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Lakeview
Lawrence
Wonce
Bob Vans
Hades
Fair Grounds
New ‘Pawtucket
Lowell
The Chelmsford Storm Crashes Through Homes and Glass
A daytime electrical storm in Chelmsford caused widespread damage from wind rain and hail. Lightning struck the Acton road house of Z Feindel and a West Chelmsford residence while South village saw the heaviest damage to greenhouses and windows. Elm trees were splintered and 46 panes shattered in Newell E Parker's home. Mrs Duffy suffered a slight shock but no serious injuries occurred. The disturbance ended a lawn party hosted by Chelmsford and Thistle Good Templar lodges at McCoy’s grounds.
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Chelmsford
Z. Feindel
Acton Road
John N. Park
E. F. Dupee & Son
William Redmond
Newell E. Parker
East Chelmsford
Mr. Duffy
Concord River
Lightning Strikes Hit Homes and Structures in Several Areas
A storm lashed local streets striking the Riley house on Cedar Street and the Wright residence at 18 Arthur Street. The bolt caused furniture damage and lamp injuries in the kitchen while sparing serious fire. Other strikes touched a Unitarian church in Billerica and a Boston and Maine track area, with reports of debris and startled bystanders but no major fires. Several janitors and residents were briefly shocked or stunned, with no major casualties.
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Philip Riley
Cedar Street
Gilbert F. Wright
Arthur Street
Avis
Seth Ford
Kate Ryan
Blanche Ford
Delia Davis
Bain
Scott
Unitarian
Billerica
Minot Jie
D. D
Reac
Kenen
Boston and ‘Maine
Fair Grounds
Lowell
Thunder Roar Spreads Across Skies After Quiet Dark
A loud roar of thunder rolled from behind the horizon as dark clouds gathered and the sky flashed with distant lightning. Residents reported a sudden sound shaking houses and rattling windows, with no immediate reports of damage or injury.
The Garden Party at Oaklands Honors Virginia Table
A garden party at Mr. J. E. Burns Oaklands grounds benefited St. John's hospital via the Virginia table at a gaming bazaar. Net receipts totaled 219 dollars 26 cents after expenses. Gratitude expressed to numerous benefactors and helpers including Burns family, D. L. Page, A A Coburn, O'Brien Bros., Gookin Bros., A F Swanton, Rev. Fr. Ronan, local institutes and railways. A portion of ticket money remains to be received, with bills paid.
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J. EE. Burns
Oaklands
Virginia
St. John's Hospital
Fortune
A. F. Swanton
Fr. Ronan
Young Men's Catholic Institute
Downey
McCloughrey and Moore
Sullivan
Lowell and Suburban Street Railway
Boston and Maine Railroad
J.T. Griffin
Courier
Citizen, Sun and News
Hypocrisy and Forgiveness in Christ's Dust Writing
A sermon recounts Christ stooping in Herod's temple to write in dust as Pharisees press for a death sentence. It denies hypocrisy, extols forgiveness to penitent sinners, and likens divine mercy to vast seas and enduring Bible lessons written in dust.
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Washington
Talmage
Christ
John Yill
Jesus
Mohammedan Mosque
Herod’s Temple
Solomon's Temple
Nebuchadnezzar
Zerubbabel
Herod
Eusebius
Abgarus
Edessa
Thebes
Omar
Edinburgh
British Museum
Berlin
Vienna
Heaven
Cesar
Galilee
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Earth
Pellmell
Stevens
Benjamin Abbott
Pliny
Menander
Plautus
Euripides
Anchylus
Varro
Quintilian
Tacitus
Dion Cassius
Berosius
Royal
Library of the Dust
Lord of the Resurrection
King’s Palace
Lizzie
Jerusalem Temple
Lowell Cooperative Assn Holds Semiannual Meeting
The semi annual meeting of the Lowell Cooperative association was held in Odd Fellows hall in Centralville Saturday. Agent Charles B Rushworth, Treasurer George E Metcalf and the others of the old board were reelected.
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Lowell Cooperative Association
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Centralville
Charles B. Rushworth
George E. Metcalf
New Veterinary Hospital Opens on Middle Street in Lowell
Two young Harvard trained veterinarians Dr C A Hambler and Dr C B Banks open a modern hospital at 204 Middle Street opposite Shattuck Street. The facility serves horses cows dogs cats and other small animals with cooling stalls and above room housing. Phones 552-5 and pickup service offered. Banks also maintains an office at 15 Warren Street.
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Middle Street
Lowell
Harvard Veterinary School
Shattuck Street
C. A. Hambler
C. B. Banks
Banks
Warren Street
Munyon’s Headache and Indigestion Cure Ad
An old patent medicine claim touts Munyon’s Headache and Indigestion Cure as a universal remedy. It promises to cure every form of headache in minutes, correct indigestion, bolster nerves, and build the system. Sold by druggists at 25 cures for 25 cents.
The Crane and the Sparrow Court at the Memphis Scimitar
A spindle legged crane stalks sparrows in a crowd watching its failed attempts to swallow a lively sparrow. After soaking the bird and pounding it, the crane finally makes a meal, leaving spectators amazed at its digestion.
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Court Square
Memphis Scimitar
The Two Rivieras Italy's Cozy Sunlit Coasts Described
Robert Luce notes two Italian rivieras attract travelers the Nice to Genoa shoreline with Mentone Monte Carlo San Remo and the Naples bay coast where Amalfi shines. He describes mild winters semitropical gardens and many hotels thriving in spring with royalty and nobles frequenting the areas.
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Italy
Rivieras
Riviera
Nice
Genoa
Mentone
Monte Carlo
San Remo
Bay of Naples
Amalfi
Queen Victoria
Robert Luce
Porto Rico Tax Burden and Literacy Gap Noted
Porto Rico pays Spain 4374874 in taxes this year with only 650000 spent for natives. Whites total 489267 with 96867 literate. 695328 illiterate. Spaniards subsidized on the island by Porto Ricans number at least 85000.
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Porto Rico
Spain
The Tunnel of the Alps Electrically Driven Project
The Simplon tunnel in the Alps is planned to run 12 to 13 miles. Brandt, a Swiss firm, has a contract with a daily penalty of 1000 dollars to bore it by electricity in a quarter of the time and at three quarters of the Mont Cenis tunnel’s cost.
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Simplon
Alps
Brandt
Mont Cenis
Penalty of Greatness in Yonkers Statesman
Quotation recalls that true greatness is marked by friends remembering many things about a man that never happened, reflecting on perception and legend surrounding pivotal figures.
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Yonkers Statesman
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Sinai
Far East
Jesus of Nazareth
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Potomge
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Balbo
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Sennacherib
Attila
Epasminondas
Tamerlane
Trajan
Philip of Macedon
Julius Cesar
Thermopyla
Alhambra
Ahasuerus
Lowell Cooperative Ass'n
Old Board
the Veterinary Hospital
Munyon
Two Rivieras
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
U. S. Halifax
Halifax Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Lewis Wharf
Boston
Acadia
J. A. Flanders
N. E
Washington Street
Richardson & Barnard
Atlantic Avenue
Lowell Rendering Co
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sams E. Raymond
Levi Sprague
Alexander G.cumnock
George 8. Motley
Edward M. Tucke
James Francis
Courier-Citizen Co
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